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While statistics and probabilities will not give you an advantage in roulette, three people proved that physics certainly can. In 2004, a group of gamblers used laser scanners and microcomputers to calculate the ball’s orbital decay, or where it would land. This strategy is known as sector targeting. After a nine-month investigation, police concluded no crime was committed and the players were returned their winnings.
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Famous Western brands that are now Chinese-owned
Famous Western brands that are now Chinese-owned China's corporate spending spree Hadrian/Shutterstock Chinese companies have been buying up Western brands for years, whether grabbing big names going through tough times or investing in foreign technology. As the world battles to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, some analysts believe that China – already on a corporate spending spree – will snap up more struggling companies in the West.
The most expensive buildings in the world
The most expensive buildings in the world The priciest buildings on the planet Dibrova/Shutterstock If you’ve ever wondered which world-famous buildings cost the most money to construct, look no further. We’ve rounded up the most expensive buildings on the planet, from dizzyingly-high skyscrapers to lavish casino resorts. Click or scroll through to see the top 50, with all pre-2010 figures adjusted in line with inflation.
The countries where people work the longest hours
The countries where people work the longest hours Countries that work the longest hours Ververidis Vasilis / Shutterstock Sometimes a day at work can feel endless but you might have it easy compared to employees in other parts of the world. Here is our countdown of countries based on data from OECD which looked at employed and self-employed full-time and part-time workers, including their paid and unpaid overtime.
Britain’s BBC Capitulates To a Very American Problem
The increasingly strident tone of CNN and the New York Times has crossed the Atlantic The BBC’s famous America correspondent Alistair Cooke perceptively observed that the trends and habits embraced by the US almost inevitably migrate over the water to the UK.
Sainsbury’s Ditches Plastics For Loose Offerings
Credit: By Willy Barton/ Shutterstock by Debayan Paul | June 10, 2019 Sainsbury’s ditches plastics for its loose offerings; becomes UK’s first retailer to do so… Recently, major retail outlets are trying their best to combat plastic pollution. As such, the UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s have announced their plans to shed plastics for all their loose products including baked goods, in the upcoming months. Know more here.
Sainsbury’s To Open UK’s First Vegan Butcher PopUp Shop in London
Credit: @sainsburys/ Twitter by Debayan Paul | June 2, 2019 The United Kingdom-based supermarket giant has announced a brilliant new way in which it will be celebrating the ‘World Meat Free Week.’ The celebration will as well double as an encouragement to folks to go plant-based. They’re opening a vegan butcher pop-up this summer at a particular location in London. Doesn’t it sound amazing? Know more about it, here.
Countries where people work the longest hours
Countries where people work the longest hours Dreaming of 9-5... Long working hours are killing people. In fact, 745,000 people died in 2016 from stroke and heart disease due to working long hours, according to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is an astonishing 30% rise on a similar data set from 2000.
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